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RDA: 11236
Database ID: 2277
Record Series Title: Board of Law Examiners (BLE) Admissions Applications
Record Series Abstract: Records series may include but is not limited to applications by exam, without exam, or In-House Counsel, admission to practice law in Tennessee, bar exam accommodation for examinees with disabilities, Synergy Application, undergrad degree transcript, law degree verification, background investigation report, interview report, foreign education evaluation (if applicable) and other supporting documentation as requested.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Calendar Year
If Other, Explain:
Total Retention: 10 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: Records are generated in both electronic and paper formats. Records created after 2013 are scanned and stored electronically for the life of the retention schedule. Records generated prior to 2013 are maintained in paper format at Richards and Richards and will be destroyed after 10 years retention has expired.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 2278
Record Location: 511 Union Street, Suite 525 Nashville, TN 37219 and Richards and Richards, 1741 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37210
File Arrangement: Alpha
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Paper/Electronic
Date Range: 1993 - Current
Annual Accumulation: 0 cubic feet / 6.5 gigabytes
Current Volume: 540 cubic feet / 65 gigabytes
Record Value: Administrative, Legal
Audit Requirements: State
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 5
Past Year: 3
2 - 5 Years: 0
Over 5 Years: 0
Data Update Frequency: Monthly
Information Shared Outside of State: Yes
If Shared, List Agencies: Board of Law Examiners in other states with appropriate release form from the applicant, we will provide a copy of the file to the bar admissions of another state where the applicant is making application for admission. We also release records upon request to disciplinary authorities such as the Board of Professional Responsibility who are investigating a complaint.
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: Richards and Richards 1741 Elm Hill Pike Nashville, TN 37210
Essential Record Media Type: Electronic
Confidential: Yes
Confidential Legal Citation: Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 7, Sec. 12.11
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: 10 Years
Agency Retention - Years Active: 2 years
Agency Retention - Years Inactive: 8 years
Records Center Retention Period: for paper records generated before 2013 until the 10 year retention period has expired.
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation:
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: Synergy
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: Cloud based application hosted on Windows and Microsoft SQL Servers
Software Description: Cloud based application hosted on Windows and Microsoft SQL Servers
System Location: Box Lake Networks in Winchester, KY
Backup Procedures: Vendor backup procedures guarantees on file as part of contract.
Disaster Recovery: Vendor disaster recovery guarantees on file as part of contract.
Data Migration Description: Procedures outlined in contract for updating software or for end of contract migration to new vendor.
Metadata Description: Case Number, First Name, Last Name, Contact, City, Date
Contact Information
Contact Name: Ceesha Lofton
Job Title: Legal Project Assistant/Records Officer
Address 1: Nashville City Center, Suite 600
Address 2: 511 Union Street
City: Nashville
Zip: 37219
Phone: 615-741-2687
Email: Ceesha.Lofton@tncourts.gov
Agency: Administrative Office of the Courts
Agency Head: Deborah Taylor Tate
Director: Lisa Perlen
Allotment Code: 30201
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 08-10-2017 No recommended changes.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 08-10-2017 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2017-08-10 We have reviewed RDA 11236 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 08-11-2017 Thank you.
RMD Director Recomendations: 08-15-2017 RDA 11236 is a request for a new RDA. The retention period will ten years and destroy and the format will be Electronic. Recommend approval of request to create RDA 11236.
Signed Form Received: 2017-08-14
PRC Meeting Date: 09-07-2017
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 11236.
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
2277 11236 2017-09-07 Approved